In a romantic relationship, codependency looks like an addiction to helping your partner improve themselves. The definition of help is to improve a situation for someone else. Those with codependency ...

Experts once used the term “codependency” to describe the behaviors of people in relationships with individuals who had some form of alcohol use disorder. In recent decades, the definition of ...

I think of codependency as a normal reaction to a very abnormal situation. Being in a relationship with someone who has an addiction and isn’t addressing it is hugely frustrating. There are four ...

Many people find themselves repeating the same unhealthy relationship patterns—despite their best intentions. Consider codependency—when two people with dysfunctional personality traits become worse ...

A codependent parent may be overly controlling, feel an excessive sense of responsibility for their child, and have an intense need for approval. Childhood experiences within a dysfunctional family ...

When you hear "codependency," the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't a healthy relationship. It is, by Mental Health America's definition, "an emotional or behavioral condition that affects ...

You can tell I got my master’s degree in mental health counseling because there are certain things I cannot tolerate. Cool. OK. But what does that actually mean? It never occurred to me to write a ...